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Hustle & Flow (2005)
Djay is a pimp suffering a midlife crisis, yearning to be a rap star, and after being galvanized by a gospel song, he gets to work, finding it a very hard road to fame and respect. "Hustle & Flow" is the redemptive story of a streetwise Memphis hustler trying to find his voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused; this philosopher-hustler lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Anything more feels out of reach. Still, DJay wonders what happened to all the big dreams he had for his life. A chance encounter with an old friend, Key, a sound engineer who has always wanted to make it in the music business, spurs DJay: if he's ever going to make his mark, it has to happen now. (read more)
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He was looking for a break in the mid-1980s when he made his own luck and got on The Cosby Show. He played lowlifes and sidekicks until he made an impression in Dead Presidents and The Best Man. This led to intense performances in Crash and Ray in 2004. In Hustle & Flow, he had a break-out performance as a two-bit pimp who...
(complete Hustle & Flow review by B Movie Ben)
Hustle & Flow Movie Review by Zara  (1/25/2007) |
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Honestly, how else would an actor be able to get you to like a pimp so damn much? Not that he's a successful pimp. Running a small group of women, one of which has a small child, one of which is out of commission due to a pregnancy and one of which is an empty-headed little white girl who brings home most of the bacon,...
(complete Hustle & Flow review by Zara)
| Hustle & Flow Movie Review by AJ (4/14/2006) |
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If you think rap music is a braindead, soulless enterprise requiring little to no talent, I've a hunch this highly impressive second feature from writer-director Brewer will completely blow your mind. With the gritty, grungy vibes of an underground 70's flick, Hustle & Flow is an authentic-feeling tale of a pimp who...
(complete Hustle & Flow review by AJ)
| Hustle & Flow Movie Review by Matthew (7/25/2005) |
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Admittedly, I am not the ideal demographic for "Hustle and Flow", the new film about a Memphis pimp who dreams of becoming a rap singer. But because of the good reviews I have read, I decided to give the film a try.
"Hustle and Flow" written and directed by Craig Brewer, contains many good things. D Jay (Terrence Howard,...
(complete Hustle & Flow review by Matthew)
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